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Can anyone help me with a very quick PC on this lovely lady? She has never been removed from her box 

I’m always trying to figure out exactly WHY I collect toys, and I came to another realization as to why I might do so.

Looking back on my childhood, I was forever OBSESSED with toys. More than any other child I knew of (even though like all kids love them)…I loved them more. I constantly had to look at every toy section in every store and it was a huge deal if a toy store around me was closing (such as the old KB Toys brand, the Disney store in my mall, etc.). I remember vividly the large amount of toys sprawled out in my playroom and I still love to see pictures of myself when I was little and seeing all my old toys. We went to NYC once with family friends and were going to stop at FAO Scwartz (a now closed, enormous toy store in the city) after it’s renovation, but as we got there we realized that it was still under construction and not yet opened! I cried hysterically for the rest of the day and was inconsolable, and I still remember it vividly. I overreacted to the point of it being extreme.

I also remember how shocked I was to know that my friends started growing out of toys around 5th grade. 5th grade??? I was still sneaking small toys in with me (such as little bobblehead turtles in my pencil case) and getting notes from the teachers saying to my mom that I couldn’t bring any more toys to school with me! That is so early, I thought! When they said they didn’t play anymore, I was completely taken aback and had to hide my playing and going to toy stores from the public eye, always terrified if people from my school saw me carrying around toys or in toy stores. This fear continued until around high school, as I still hid my playing and collecting toys from many of my friends, but then I realized that it was okay to be different and love toys. I realized then there was a huge toy collecting community and as long as I labeled myself a collector, I felt more comfortable with my toy obsession and knowing that there were many others like me!

Of course, I only really started collecting MLP at age 12 (LPS was the first major toy line I collected starting in 2005 when I was 10), and then my love for toys grew even more. I was open to girlier toys (I was more into Pokemon, fantasy creatures, stuffed animals, and dinosaurs in my younger years and hated dolls), in my “second childhood”, which I labeled from lasting from age 12 onward, as I liked LPS, MLP, Care Bears, and other girlier colors and toys. Finally in high school more people were aware of my collecting and my love for ponies and Hello Kitty and the like, and I felt so much better about myself that I didn’t have to hide anymore. My love for toys might be a little extreme in other people’s standards, but for me it’s perfectly okay and I’ll never ever change! I still feel the same excitement as a child looking in toy aisles or finding toys secondhand- the same drive to find rare and cute toys!

Does anyone else have a similar story or realization to how they started collecting, or how they became okay with being a little different than their peers and never growing out of their toys?

(I'm still not over how kids grow out of toys at 5th grade, mind you!) 

Since we have nice images of a lot of the merch coming for this fall, I wonder when we'll be seeing sneak peaks of store exclusives!
Anyone have any guesses to what they will be?

We didn't get any Wal-Mart exclusives last year, so honestly I don't think they will continue their "Through the Mirror Line"...

Toys R Us always has an exclusive multi-pack of brushables, a talking princess, and some dolls/Fashion styles. What do you think they will be this year? I'm thinking a Luna or Twilight in the talking Princess size because who else do they have?

And Target is completely random every year. I LOVED the Canterlot line in 2012 and hope they have something cool and glittery like that! I just want at least one more character from them.

What do you guys think? 

Hi guys!

I just recently got back into LPS after not collecting them for a while. I started with the 2005 releases and sold off most of my collection but I'm getting back into it!

Here's what I'm looking for:

Pet-wise, I actually prefer the more modern ones (2013-present), and mostly "exotic" animals (like...no dogs and cats). I'm looking for a lot of the "fairy" and "candy" themed ones from 2014 as well as singles and packs from 2015 and 2016. PM me to see what I have already!


To be clear, for the most part I am interested more in the modern pets (2013 until now).

I'd be willing to buy or (even better!) trade! I have tons of ponies, Disney toys, etc. in my siggy!

Let me know!

Hi everyone!
The last G3 on my wantlist currently is the beautiful Twinkle Bloom. Perhaps you have one?
I'd actually prefer to trade for her since I have a TON of stuff on my tradelist (in my siggy).
Let's set up a trade!

Seems like we haven't had a new BAB pony release in a while! DJ-P0N3 was the last release all the way back in September. Who do you think will be the next release?

I think either Sunset Shimmer or even Starlight Glimmer may be possible! But I'm not sure! Anyone else have any other suggestions?

Hi guys! I'm thinking of going to NYCC with my boyfriend in October, and I might cosplay as Princess Celestia while I'm there! Does anyone make or have materials for a cosplay of her? I would especially need the wings, horn, and wig, but I might also be open to buying her jewelry.

Also, if anyone has any tutorials for MAKING a costume, that would be great too!